Norwegian Constituent Assembly

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Grunnlovsforsamlingen Eidsvoll 1814 - painting by Oscar Wergeland. The speaker is C.M.Falsen and next to him sits W.F.K.Christie.

The Norwegian Constituent Assembly (in Norwegian Grunnlovsforsamlingen, also known as Riksforsamlingen) is the name given to the 1814

Norwegian Constitution and formalised the dissolution of the union with Denmark. In Norway, it is often just referred to as Eidsvollsforsamlingen, which means The Assembly of Eidsvoll.[1][2][3]

The Assembly

The election started in February 1814 in Christiania (now Oslo) in order to draft the Norwegian Constitution.

The Assembly gathered at the manor house at Eidsvoll (Eidsvollsbygningen) and became known as "The Men of Eidsvoll" (Eidsvollsmennene).

They first met on 10 April by Eidsvoll Church before the assembly formally opened the next day. It was intended to be composed of delegates from the entire country but the northernmost parts were not represented because of the long distances and lack of time. [4]

The presidents and vice presidents of the assembly were chosen for one week at a time. The presidents were:

National Day although the document was actually signed and dated on the 18th. Sverdrup, who was the last president, gave the final speech. The assembly members departed on 20 May with the oath "United and loyal until the mountains of Dovre crumble!"[5]

Background

Forced in early 1814 to sign the

King Charles XIII as king of Norway. Although the two states retained their separate governments and institutions, except for the king and the foreign service, Norwegians grew increasingly discontented with the union, which had been forced upon them. In 1905 the union was peacefully dissolved, giving Norway its full independence.[6][7]

Rumor about an African servant in a cabinet

In 2014 Aftenposten said that for over 100 years "many newspaper articles and history books" have retold a rumour about a boy in a cabinet.[8] Supposedly in the spring of 1814 a small African boy stayed in a corner cabinet, coming out to attend to the tobacco pipes of the guests of the manor.[8] The presence of such a servant is not mentioned in letters or diary notes of any of the delegates.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Grunnlov og union 1814 (Det Norske Kongehus)
  2. ^ Eidsvoll og Grunnloven 1814 (stortinget.no)
  3. ^ Eidsvollsforsamlingen (Store norske leksikon)
  4. ^ Riksforsamlingen på Eidsvoll 1814 (Store norske leksikon)
  5. ^ Grunnlovas historie (Store norske leksikon), author: Ola Mestad
  6. ^ Grunnlovens Jubileet 1814-2014 (Nasjonalbiblioteket)
  7. ^ Gisle, Jon. "Grunnloven" [The Constitution]. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian).
  8. ^ a b c Kagge, Gunnar (8 September 2014). "Historien om den lille gutten i skapet" [The tale of the little boy in the cabinet]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 14.

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